Middle Earth Geeks discussion

I've read: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham, and I think that's it.

more than me! :)

The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring

Not much. I know, but I am intending to finish the Lord of the Rings trilogy--soon.

You better! :)

JK

Please don't murder me...
The Hobbit.

Hahaha

At least you saw the LOTR movies so you know SOMETHING. :D

Well, I wouldn't join this group if I didn't!

:)

YAY I JOINED ANOTHER GROUP!!!

I've read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Unfinished Tales, Tales from the Perilous Realm (Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, Leaf by Niggle and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil). I've also read J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography which is of course not one of his books but is so interesting. I've also read Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia which I LOVE and any complete Tolkien nut like me should definitely get this!
On my bookshelf at home though I have quite a few of the histories of middle earth from volumes 1-8 so got a few more to get to complete my collection :) I've also got The Atlas of Middle-Earth which I've had a peek at but haven't read it thoroughly yet :)

So as you can tell....I'm obsessed with Tolkien haha.

WOW!!!!!!! That's a lot! I need to read all those one of these days. Are you planning on reading the histories of Middle Earth?

I am planning to read them...someday! I started to read the first one but knew that it would take me ages as it hasnt the flow of a story, but gave up when I wanted to read something else!

The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings. Part way through The Silmarillion! I plan on reading more once I finish what I'm on. . . duhhhh. :)

Becca wrote: "I am planning to read them...someday! I started to read the first one but knew that it would take me ages as it hasnt the flow of a story, but gave up when I wanted to read something else!"

KEEP READING!!!!!!

Christy wrote: "The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings. Part way through The Silmarillion! I plan on reading more once I finish what I'm on. . . duhhhh. :)"

The Silmarillion was amazing. I read it in seventh grade, but since I'm older now and I know things, it should make more sense when I read it again...

I read The Silmarillion when I was younger too, got half way and didn't understand alot of what was going on. But I read it a year ago and loved it. It is a book that needs to be read again but also needs a more mature outlook whilst reading it as the way its written is alot different to The Hobbit or LOTR

Yeah, it's like a history book....... I LOVE IT!!!!!

well, i've read about The Fellowship of the Ring 1 and 1/2 times (though i read some parts but didn't process it because i was so young when i first read it) and like less than the first chapter of the hobbit (CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!) and i've read letters to father christmas (LOVED THAT!!!!!!!) i also have the whole book set and the Silmarillion.....

You need to read all of The Hobbit. That just takes a day or two to read.

Ok. But I'm too lazy.

The Silmarillion, The Children of Hurin, The Hobbit, LOTR, Unfinished Tales and Smith/Farmer Giles (Tales from the Perilous Realm). And I want to read the histories at some point.

Agree with you about the Silmarillion, Becca. First time I read it I was like 14/15 and really struggled getting through it. Re-read it twice since then and enjoyed it more each time.

Marika wrote: "Ok. But I'm too lazy."

But you're not too lazy to read The Hunger Games and Harry Potter? I'm offended. :(

I've only read The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. But it was a long time ago, I want read them again and to read all the others :)

Yes, yes you should. :D

Have read The Hobbit, currently plowing my way through The Fellowship of the Ring

The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Children of Hurin and part of the Unfinished Tales...

I'm going to re-read The Lord of the Rings this year as part of my fantasy reading (I'm tearing through heaps of good fantasy series).

Hi Jonathan. I'm planning on re-reading all the books this year sometime too but I've decided that everytime I re-read them now it will be in order so will take me a while haha. What other fantasy series do you enjoy? I love fantasy novels and would like some ideas :)

You could join my Sci-fi fantasy group. We have done so much reading. I haven't been active lately though. I've kinda turned it over to Jonathan and Xdyj. Xdyj isn't in this group so you probably wouldn't know him.

Hey, I've read the Trilogy and Silmarillion and will start re-reading The Hobbit soon (to refresh my memory since the movie will be here soon yey!!!) and have recently acquired The Children of Hurin and The Book of Lost Tales. Also Have read a bunch of books about Tolkien's LOTR and his writing in general.

Sammy wrote: "Please don't murder me...
The Hobbit."

The hobbit can stand by itself!

Bogdana wrote: "Hey, I've read the Trilogy and Silmarillion and will start re-reading The Hobbit soon (to refresh my memory since the movie will be here soon yey!!!) and have recently acquired The Children of Huri..."

Yeah, I should read it again before the movie comes out. I haven't read Lost Tales yet.

Connor wrote: "I've read: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham, and I think that's it."

All of those except Children of Hurin. :) Love the first two way too much! :D

Yes! I love the first two too, lol. Smith of Wootton Major wasn't as good as the rest of the stuff in my opinion.

I have read The Hobbit, LOTR, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales (1&2) and The Children of Hurin.

I have also read Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wooten Major, Farmer Giles of Ham, Roverandum and The Father Christmas Letters.

Furthermore I have read Concerning Fairy Tales, The Homecoming of Beortnoth, Finn and Hengest, Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics, Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo.

Not bragging or anything ;o)

I have read:
The Lord of The Rings
The Hobbit
The Lay of Atrou and Itroun
The Annontated Hobbit
The Silmarillion
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Children of Hurin
Unfinished Tales
The History of The Hobbit
Mythopeia
The Letters of JRR Tolkein
On Fairy Stories
Farmer Giles of Ham
Roverandom
Leaf By Niggle
Smith of Wooton Major

I own all 12 voumes of The History of Middle Earth, and I've skim read all of the them but have thus far only finished:

The Book of Lost Tales Part 1
The Book of Lost Tales Part 2
Return of the Shadow
The Peoples of Middle Earth
Morgoth's Ring

I own the The Legend of Sigrud and Gurdrun, but haven't got around to reading it yet

I've also read several scholarly/reference books on Tolkien

The Road to Middle Earth
The Atlas of Middle Earth
Tolkein and The Great War
JRR Tolkien Author of The Century
JRR Tolkien a Biography
The Lord of the Rings A readers Companion

I'm sure there are a few more, but I'm rationing the reamaining books on Tolkien, as I don't think we will be seeing any thing else released for a while (yes there is still quite a bit of unpublished material)

I've read the following:

The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Children of Hurin

The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun
The Fall of Arthur

Unfinished Tales of Numenor & Middle-Earth

HOME 1: The Book of Lost Tales 1
HOME 2: The Book of Lost Tales 2
HOME 3: The Lays of Beleriand
HOME 4: The Shaping of Middle-Earth
HOME 5: The Lost Road & Other Writings
HOME 6: The Return of the Shadow
HOME 7: The Treason of Isengard
HOME 8: The War o the Ring
HOME 9: Sauron Defeated
HOME 10: Morgoth's Ring
HOME 11: The War of the Jewels
HOME 12: The People of Middle-Earth

History of the Hobbit Part 1 & Part 2

The Annotated Hobbit - annotated by Douglas A Anderson.

Leaf By Niggle
Farmer Giles of Ham
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
On Fairy Stories
Mythopoeia
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Smith of Wooton Major
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Pearl; and Sir Orfeo
Finn & Hengest
The Monsters and the Critics
Roverandom

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit - A Graphic Novel (I bought it for a kid's birthday present and then ended up keeping it)

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter

The Atlas of Middle-Earth by Karen Wynn Fronstad
Journeys of Frodo by Barbara Stachey
The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth by Brian Sibley & John Howe.
Tolkien's Ring by David Day
A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day.
The Tolkien Companion by David Day
The Guide to Middle-Earth by Lowson, McKenzie & Marshall
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth by Robert Foster
Master of Middle-Earth by Paul Kocher
J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey
Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings by Lin Carter


I received the following for Christmas and haven't read it yet:
Aragorn: J.R.R. Tolkien's Undervalued Hero by Angela P Nicholas.

Man! You all have read everything, haha! I have a lot of catching up to do this year if I can get my hands on most of those books. :)

The Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, and Roverandom. I am currently reading The Silmarillion.

Oh, Smith of Wooton Major, too.

I've read:
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings

Elentarri wrote: "I've read the following:


The Fall of Arthur

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I have never come across that one. Translation of the Morte d'Arthur (etc) or a Tolkien penned Middle English version of the story?

The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers (only about half of it, actually), and The Silmarillion

I've read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, all books. Once I started Silmarillion but didn't get far. I will definitely read it still! And I'm planning to read The Hobbit again soon...

i'm always reading the silmarillion, that is just such a long winded book. i really didn't think about how many book's of tales of middle earth there are. but before i die i hope to read them all, but sadly like most only The Hobbit and the LOTR trilogy.

Anastasia wrote: "I've read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, all books. Once I started Silmarillion but didn't get far. I will definitely read it still! And I'm planning to read The Hobbit again soon..."

Now I've also read Tales from the Perilous Realm and am going through Quenta Silmarillion. Not really a book, or even by Tolkien, but I started a Quenya Course last year which I didn't get far with but which I'm going to finish during the next months.